Word: progressions
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...apid advances of the 1960s were [of short duration]. When the economic policies which led to the 1968-1970 recession [took] hold, social and economic progress for Black Americans became seriously undermined. Even worse was that sizeable group of Blacks not able to benefit from the economic gains of the 1960s...
...most positive aspect of the report--the promise that considerable improvement will be made by 1978--is far from heartening. The goals set for 1978 are based on 1970 estimations of availability of women and minorities in the applicant pool; if the affirmative action program had made any progress since its inception, there should have been a tremendous increase in that availability figure over this period. With this in mind, even if Harvard reaches its goals during the next three years, the University will still be underutilizing the applicant pools' true minority and female representations...
...Fogg two exhibits are in progress: Art of Mughal India and Ottoman Turkey (through January 23) and Italian Drawings of the Renaissance and Baroque (through January...
...Soviet Party Chief Leonid Brezhnev said that he would welcome a summit meeting with the new President provided that suitable progress was made between their two countries, apparently referring to arms control. Carter has already said that he would like to meet with Brezhnev if the Soviets showed a clear interest in easing world tensions...
...policy, the achievement of the SALT II agreement, the solution to the problems of the Middle East and the resolution of controversy in southern Africa. On the domestic scene, I wish that I could turn a switch and achieve a healthy economy with more success against inflation and more progress against unemployment. Unfortunately, a President doesn't have that capability. It takes time...